The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-09-03
Practical Hints.

Popular Science Monthly furnishes the
following practical hints, which are perhaps
worthy of preservation:
To Take Mildew Out of Linen.-Rub
the linen with fine soap; then scrape some
fine chalk and rub it also on the linen.
it on the grass as it dries, wet it a
PIE, andit will come out in twice doing.
4 Hot Water in Syncope Writers in the
London Lancet call attention to the great
value of hot water application to the head
in cases of fainting or syncope. They say
also that prompt use of it, applied to the
forehead with cloths, will very often avert
such attacks.
Medical Value of Small Fruits-The
small seed fruits, such as blackberries, figs,
raspberries, currants and strawberries may
be classed among the best foods and med
icines The sugar in them is nutritious,
the acid is cooling and purifying, and the
seeds are laxative.
Mustard Plaster That Will Not Blister.
Few people know how to apply mus
tard plaster so as not to blister the skin.
IF the mustard be mixed with the white of
an egg instead of water, the plaster will
draw thoroughly without blistering the
most delicate skin.
Cleansing Rags for Polishing Metal
Dip flannel rags into solution of twenty
parts of dextrine and thirty parts oxalic
acid in twenty parts logwood decoction,
wiring them gently and sift over them a
mixture of finely pulverized tripoli and
pumice stone. The moist rags are piled
upon each other, placing layer of the
powder between each two They are then
pressed, taken apart and dried.
Cure for Stammering-A gentleman
who stammered from childhood almost to
manhood gives very simple remedy for
the misfortune: $50 into room where
you will be. quiet and alone, get some book
that will interest and not excite you, and
sit down and read two hours aloud to your
self, keeping your teeth together. Do the
same thing every two or three days, or
once week if very tiresome, always taking
care to read slowly and distinctly, moving
the lips but not the teeth.
Sore Throat.-Everybody has cure for
this trouble, but simple remedies appear to
be most effectual. Salt and water is used
by many as gargle, but little alum and
honey dissolved in sage tea is better. An
application of cloths wrung out Of hot
water and applied to the neck, changing as
often as they begin to cool, has the most
potency for removing inflammation of any
thing we ever tried. 1t should be kept up
for number of hours. During the even
ing is usually the most convenient time for
applying this remedy.
Wiping Spectacles. Paper is better than
silk for wiping spectacle glasses. No mat
ter how fine the silk may be, it will not
leave the surface of the glass so finely pol
ished as the paper will If pains are taken
to lightly brush off any particles of gritty
dust that may be on the glasses before rub
bling them, the paper will never injure their
surface with the slightestscratch. Dampen
the glasses with vapor or water, or possibly
with the breath, and the paper will absorb
all the moisture and whatever else is de-
posted on the glass, now in much softened
condition. The best paper is unsized and
quite porous, like the paper used for news
papers. Blotting paper leaves shor' fibres
on the glass, and is not desirable.